Progress comes in steps. Knowing what to measure will give to better us understanding of bees their native environment.
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Spot on! This is exactly right - HBees are a model Org - easy to work with & learn from. It’s easy to dismiss research stories that are limited to 160 characters. My questions for these folk are firstly have you actually read our other work on this topic & secondly what are you doing?
aug 24, 2025, 11:12 am • 0 0 • view
What they added was already in pollen..
aug 25, 2025, 1:00 am • 0 0 • view
If we are at the point that we are feeding native bees artificial pollen bc there are no native flowers left, that ecosystem is dead anyway. Monoculture is a huge problem for native bees as is competition from honeybees
aug 25, 2025, 1:02 am • 0 0 • view
I don’t suggest adding anything to the environment. I said knowing what to measure leads to more understanding. If ecologists know what sterols to look for, we can study why levels are dropping in natural pollen.
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